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Where are the tips?!

They really let you run down hill safely. Almost let you float down.

Hoka Speadgoats, huge blisters. Saucony xodus, little toe blisters. Altra, no blisters!

Thanks Simon, you’re the man. 41 and just trying to convince myself to train for my first 50k

Cardiac Risks: There is some evidence suggesting that extreme endurance exercise might be linked to heart issues, such as arrhythmias and myocardial fibrosis, in some individuals

My biggest misconception about trail marathons was that I always thought I was in nowhere close to good enough shape for one. Then I learned that nobody runs the entire thing, they go at all sorts of paces and they don't stick to just one. So basically it was how I already was hiking. Getting rid of that misconception helped me mentally bridge the gap between simply hiking for fun and fitness to trying to increase my pace and mileage, and eventually to competing in some of the local trail races in the parks where I live.

Take only photos, leave only footsteps

Updates at only miles 6 and 9 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for the tips Simon ❤🎉

This was very informative! I love running during the hottest part of the day, because it's hard, and I love to sweat, but I had not considered a tradeoff with potentially lower fitness benefits due to lower overall performance during the heat. Perhaps a combination of running in the heat, and adding in some work during the cooler periods makes more sense. I hope there is good coverage of the Tahoe Rim Trail race - good luck! Well done, Simon! Thank you!

Have a 5k race in Dubai, September.. Says night race, 6pm, but average temperatures for September there are between 28 to 39°C... Any tips for it?

One essential tip: If you overweight, don't even try to walk in this heat. Drink water and stay in climate room. If you have too much wight like me, you could not loose as easily your body heat like a normal weighted person.

You nice guy

Do you get good sleep? Genuine question.

Nice! Thanks for the tips.

Sun hoodies seem to be all the rage this year. I just bought a Path Projects Wadi sun shirt/hoodie, which I'm planning to use during my UTE 100 trail race to protect me from the sun. In past races (and fun runs) whenever I encounter a stream crossing, I'll splash water on my head/face and dip my hat in the water. Always feels refreshing! Appreciate your great tips Simon!

Hot and muggy summer here in the southeast US, and I regularly train outdoors. Long as I have sunscreen or sunblock, proper wear, and proper hydration+electrolytes, and I am good to go. Love it. Never used to, in the past. But I've become so used to it that the heat and the mugginess just doesn't bother me anymore. Great vid and commentary.

12:30 straight forward and sauna great thanks

11:00 thanks for the tip

8:00 buff thank you

"Do I really need to wet myself now and risk chafing or push trough” 😂😂😂 7:08

I've done two sweat rate tests this year, both at easy effort (~70% HR) on a flat paved surface. First was at 39F and my sweat rate was 0.8L/hr; second was at 80F and the rate was 1.4L/hr. I DNF'd a hot race this weekend in 90+ degree heat, things went downhill fast when I started getting behind on hydration and then slowed down so much that I couldn't carry enough water between aid stations (I had 2.7L capacity). So I have some problem solving to do. Great video Simon!

I live and train in Gr. Moving to Lux for 6 months I quickly reduced my 10k pr by 3 minutes from 49 to 46. I'd say 50% of the time was training paying its dividents but the climate was the other 50%. The heat is no joke, you can get used to it but you can't ignore it.

Might be not an issue for everyone, but when water is dripping over my face during a run in hot conditions it's not only about sunscreen, water also comes down with a lot of sweat and starts to burn my eyes because of salt. Which brings in a significant discomfort for quite a while. Need to wash my face with a fresh water thoroughly before applying any kind of water on top of my head 🙂

Hey Simon, nice vlog! Your videos helped me in preparation for my second 50k trail run (it is going to be in 3 of august) and now i feel more confident, so thank you!

This video could be lengthened by clipping in climate change scientists.

Forget the shoes. You’re a beast of endurance. No shoe should be able to keep up with that much movement 😂

I've never liked the heat and I'm much happier running through the snow than when it's even 85F/30C. Last year I ran a 50 miler on the first hot, humid day of spring and had a heat related event, got really confused and wondered off course and couldn't figure out how to communicate to volunteers where I was, then ended up wrecking my car driving home the next day because I was able to communicate better, but was still definitely out of it. I went over 50 miles though, and it's the furthest I've ever done lol. Be careful out there!

What type of gear should I wear for running on sunny weather like you are in bad water in the video? Like what kind pants and Jacket & shirt?

I'm new to your channel I like everything you say but help me understand a couple things. What zone 2? And what will be a good pace to run a mile on some 2? For my understanding is sounds like it will be 1 mile every 10 minutes right?

As soon as you started talking about ice, I was thinking ice in the bra sounds good.

Love my speedgoat 5 too. Better than my mafate.

Fantastic tips, we don't get such crazy heat but because we only get a few weeks of hot it hits us hard (a proportional thing) love the ice tips x

I’m in SoCal and I’ve been needing this video. Rough time to start my running journey 🥵

When it got hot I was scared I wouldn't be walking anymore because it's too hot, I didn't want all my progress to be undone over the spring so I've learned about shading myself and walking in either the morning, or around sunset.

This video came at the perfect time. It's hot and humid here in Minnesota.

Not for Europeans, for the rest of the world

buy better shoes, your feet are super deformed

C'est exactement ce dont j'avais besoin pour me préparer pour ma prochaine course. Merci Simon

It's totally fine to listen multiple times to the same and maybe simple advice because it's really really important. So thank you ;)

Excellent tips. When road training locally in summer when 35-40° I aim to go past a couple of carwash places. The guys there are always happy to break away for 60 seconds with a power washer spray; when used 3 metres away, the effect is brilliant :)

Light colours absolutely help: they reflect radiative heat better than dark colours. Primarily helpful for protecting against the sun rather than ambient heat, but unless you're running entirely under cover it'll help.

Thank you, it's very useful for a beginner like me!

Love the 90's arcade intro 🙂

great site and advice

Been watching all the hard rock tracking show today it’s gonna be really neat when you hit that race. Someday I would think Dale would give you it get you in as one of his pics. Keep applying.

So when is an Ultra not an Ultra? At my age, 76, a marathon is definitely in the Ultra class.

Had skin cancer on my ear so sun hoodie for me... thanks for all the tips, off to buy a buff 😅

When I ran my baby ultra (38 miles) the cold drink and the ice in the hat really kept me cool! I didn’t know about the neck buff and the sleeve method. Thanks for the tips!

Don’t you DARE call the Outdoor Research cape hat dorky! It is the apex of fashion! (I have it too) 😂